Whitechapel - Help Rachael Escape NYCTue, 31 Mar 2015 13:15:37 -0500http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347560#Comment_347560Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:01:14 -0600Rachæl TyrellSince I was 19, I've hardly left NYC/NJ. There was a weekend trip to Chicago four years ago. There was the ill-fated trip to New Mexico this past autumn. Aside from those two excursions and a few drives to Virginia for family reunions, I've been trapped in NYC/NJ.

I live in constant stress and angst with how much I'd wanted nothing more than to spend my life travelling the world, and have instead been chained to home being poor and fighting to find/keep/use health coverage.

So. I'm going to change it. I'm going to try something. I'm going to see if I can escape from May/June to August/September, by sticking my belongings in storage and finding cheap/free places to crash for a while. Places I'd like to see.

I can wrangle about $700 a month to live on, so any rent I might pay would have to be around $300. (or less)

Perhaps you know a place that needs pet sitting, or house sitting, or you have an extra bedroom or couch, or you'd like a companion for a cross country excursion?

Any one with any ideas, offers, connections, advice, whatever, please chime in! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347564#Comment_347564Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:59:43 -0600oldhatAlso I guess you've done this already, but I know people who have had a lot of success with craigslist in the region they want to go to. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347572#Comment_347572Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:23:49 -0600Rachæl TyrellHelp Rachael Escape NYChttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347576#Comment_347576
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347576#Comment_347576Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:18:08 -0600Flabyo
couch surfing for trips like this. Not used it myself, but he's a pretty seasoned traveller so I suspect it works fairly well.

In terms of the weather, it don't ever get as hot here in the UK as it does out NYC way (unless you're really unlucky and we get one of our occasional freak summers). Northern Europe, heading Scandinavia way would probably be the climate you're after. I guess Canada as well? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347586#Comment_347586Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:28:26 -0600StefanJAnd summers in Portland are just utterly mellow.

(I'm off in the western 'burbs, not ideal for quick access to the cool parts of town.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347591#Comment_347591Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:13:06 -0600trini_naenaeHelp Rachael Escape NYChttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347592#Comment_347592
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347592#Comment_347592Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:18:57 -0600DavidLejeuneI can't remember the name of the site, but didn't Glukkake recommend something to Taphead when he did his NA tour last year that was basically people offering up spare rooms and whatnot for short term rent for cheap? You might try there. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347608#Comment_347608Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:58:42 -0600Rootfireember
Best of luck in escaping. I've heard of couch surfing and there's another one like that that I can't remember. :p maybe also look for hostels? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347719#Comment_347719Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:20:41 -0600tapheadHelsinki in the summertime: people driven insane with the constant light, parties in parks (ALL THE PARKS, ALL THE TIME), 65-80°F. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347735#Comment_347735Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:44:27 -0600Rachæl TyrellGosh. I suppose I should see what I can find the way of hostels. So, can one really pay for a place to stay by doing light chores in hostels? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347741#Comment_347741Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:16:40 -0600barton
NW Portland Hostel, Hawthorne Hostel, inexpensive wifi enabled bus line connecting Portland, Seattle, Vancouver BC. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10976&Focus=347961#Comment_347961Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:13:05 -0600Rachæl TyrellWell, in two weeks I go to get some medical testing done, and if things go well, I'll get a diagnosis and some medications to take. If they do indeed pin it down and I get a bit better and don't have to worry about the ongoing wrangling of doctor visits, I'm considering selling off what I can and hightailing it to grey Europe for the summer.